The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-23
Editorial Correspondence.
MONTE SANo HOTEL,

, Dear DemOcTat-Star
| boarded tho north bound mid
day train.aL Scranton last Tuesday
accompanied by my t~rnigbetter bait
aud Wednesday morning found our
selves ia tiIis ancient. little city
feeling rather ''wOrse for wear
after spending a sleepless night in
a crowded sleeper with the temper,
ature at about 80 degrees, bnt re
fCeshed ourselves sufficiently by
Thursday evening to attend the
marriage of ournephew, Mr.. Bently
q. Brooks, OF Paris, Texas, and
Miss Viola BaldIidge, of this place,
The nuptials were celebrated at the
Methodist Church, by Rev. Geo. w.
f. Price, of Nashville, Tenn. Long
before the appointed hour the large
church was packed, aud the aisles
aud door ways were filed with the
many friends of the bride and groom,
all intent on lending their presence
aud their best wishes TO the happy
union. After the ceremony a re.
ception wIs rendered the happy
pair at the residence OF the brides
parents, aud elegant refreshments
were sumptuously served.
Huntsville is One of the oldest
towns in the State, and ras always
been noted for its cultivated society
and good schools. 1t is an admira.
bly, ordered town of about 1000
inhabitants, with we'll macadamized
streets lined with beautiful shade
trees, with railroad, telegraph and
telephone facilities, electric aud gas
lights, a fine supply of spring water
aud some red ticker. The climate
is salnbrious and unsurpassed by
any IA the country. In the heart OF
Huntsville there is "A very large
spring, which is said to diSgOr9p
million gallons of water
per minute. Ii this is a snake story
we are not responsible for il.
There are two daily papers and
several ~werklies published here.
The Independent and Mercury, daily,
aud the Democrat, weekly. We make
mention Of the Democrat.
which is edited and published by two
young ladies, Misses Virginia aud
Sue Clay, daughters OF the proprie-
or, who is au invalid. Such young
aides should be appreciated and
encouraged, for they are not often
Ound.
Huntsville as a business point is
considered very good, having ship
'ed 10000 bales Of cotton last sea-
on. FOnr miles from the city, and
cached by an excellent pike on the
Outhern terminal of the Cumbrr-
lnd range of mountains is Hotel
lOnte-SauO. 1t is LOO feet above
he level of the sea. The atmos
here is noted for it's purity, and it's
xh~ilerating and bracing effect upon
le constitution. The most beanti
Il scenery charms the eye, aud a
InOransl of landscape, ~interspers-
! with hill aud vale, is presented
Is unsurpassed in the South.
ariOus mineral and free stone wa
rs are here in abundance. The hotel Z,
OF the Queen Anne style of archi- {
cture, broad galleries surround
e it, with one hundred aud thirty
rooms, heated by Steam aud
GIFTED by gas. 1t was opened the !
st OF June, aud its C has :
zen unparalleled. Most OF the '
tests haveIeturned 10 their homes, ,
I'd there are comparatively few {
sitors ut the hotel now. We met !
rs. q. G. Clay here and was a
with her brilliant Onver )
ton. She is the widow oil the :
te Senator Clement q. Clay, of i
is State. W. also met Mr.. E. j. |
art, of New Orleans. whom we i
Ld not seen since we met in Wis !
Insin five years ago. He express
himself more pleased with this !,
innate than he was with the North d
est as a health resort. There are !
any beautiful walks and drives b
the mountaineering we especially (
,ticed was Arbitration Walk !
hIch was. tmade cOHSpicuous by \
g absence of lovers. W. saw only n
10 Irritation, aud that was being !.
FRIED on. by an old widow and IA
idower. We had a fellow feeling :,
r him. We know how it is our. ia
If. N
The ELLA RUCK rs visited with W
terest by all who go to the NOM. b
in, aud has y history which would e.
we been lost, but for tradition, rs d
y nldnata inhahifants have No ~